SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A REAL-TIME LOCATION-BASED SERVICE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method to establish a real-time location based service network for mobile device users, said method comprising:
- establishing a first asynchronous data connection between a first mobile device and a data server over using a proprietary TCP/IP based protocol over a wireless network;
establishing at least a second asynchronous data connection between at least a second mobile device and said data server using said proprietary TCP/IP based protocol over a wireless network;
establishing a first synchronous data connection between said first mobile device and a map server using a HTTPS protocol over a wireless network; and
establishing at least a second synchronous data connection between at least said second mobile device and said map server using a HTTPS protocol over a wireless network.
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Abstract
A network and method to establish a real-time location based service for client mobile device users. Asynchronous data connections are established between client mobile devices and a data server over wireless networks. Synchronous data connections are established between the client devices and a map server over wireless networks. The data server receives geographic location information from the client devices, indicating a geographic location of each client device, and relays the geographic location information to the client devices in real time via the asynchronous data connections. The map server provides map data to the client devices as requested from the client devices via the synchronous data connections. The geographic location information may be overlaid onto the map data and displayed on any of the client mobile devices to indicate the various locations of the various client devices in real time.
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25 Claims
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1. A method to establish a real-time location based service network for mobile device users, said method comprising:
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establishing a first asynchronous data connection between a first mobile device and a data server over using a proprietary TCP/IP based protocol over a wireless network; establishing at least a second asynchronous data connection between at least a second mobile device and said data server using said proprietary TCP/IP based protocol over a wireless network; establishing a first synchronous data connection between said first mobile device and a map server using a HTTPS protocol over a wireless network; and establishing at least a second synchronous data connection between at least said second mobile device and said map server using a HTTPS protocol over a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to communicate location information of mobile device users over a wireless network in real time, said method comprising:
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asynchronously transmitting first position data corresponding to a current geographic location of a first mobile device to a data server via a first asynchronous data connection between said first mobile device and said data server over a wireless network; asynchronously transmitting at least second position data corresponding to a current geographic location of at least a second mobile device to said data server via at least a second asynchronous data connection between at least said second mobile device and said data server over a wireless network; synchronously transmitting a first map to said first mobile device via a first synchronous data connection between a map server and said first mobile device over a wireless network in response to a map request from said first mobile device to said map server; synchronously transmitting at least a second map to at least said second mobile device via at least a second synchronous data connection between said map server and at least said second mobile device over a wireless network in response to a map request from at least said second mobile device to said map server; asynchronously transmitting at least said second position data from said data server to said first mobile device via said first asynchronous data connection; and asynchronously transmitting at least said first position data from said data server to at least said second mobile device via at least said second asynchronous data connection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A real-time location based service network for mobile device users, said network comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices; a data server capable of asynchronously relaying at least geographic location information, status information, and text information between said plurality of mobile devices in real time, and wherein each of said plurality of mobile devices is capable of being in asynchronous data communication with said data server over a wireless network to accomplish said relaying; and a map server capable of synchronously providing a map service to each of said plurality of mobile devices, and wherein each of said plurality of mobile devices is capable of being in synchronous data communication with said map server over a wireless network to accomplish said providing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to communicate status information over a wireless network in real time, said method comprising:
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a data server asynchronously polling a first mobile device for a first status information, corresponding to a current status of said first mobile device, via a first asynchronous data connection between said data server and said first mobile device over a wireless network; said data server asynchronously polling at least a second mobile device for at least a second status information, corresponding to a current status of at least said second mobile device, via at least a second asynchronous data connection between said data server and at least said second mobile device over a wireless network; said first mobile device transmitting said first status information to said data server via said first asynchronous data connection; and at least said second mobile device transmitting at least said second status information to said data server via at least said second asynchronous data connection. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method to communicate help information over a wireless network in real time, said method comprising:
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a first mobile device asynchronously transmitting a first help message to a data server via a first asynchronous data connection between said first mobile device and said data server over a wireless network; and said data server receiving said first help message and immediately transmitting said first help message to at least a second mobile device via at least a second asynchronous data connection between said data server and at least said second mobile device in real time over a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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